Feb 21, 2008 | rubber stamping
Proof that not all glitter is girly! D needed a birthday card so I needed to whip up something quickly (yet again! LOL). ***edited to add***the boy’s name starts with a "Q" so I decided it was a good chance to use a letter that usually gets left over on my alpha sheets!***
This card uses Stampin’ Up!’s Sticky Cuts Letters and Chunky Essentials black glitter. The chunky glitter is still somewhat sparkly, but reminds me almost more of sequins. I used some retired designer series paper (I _think_ this is pool party….but I could definitely be wrong!) and the stamp set "It’s Your Birthday" (which is definitely still current). Black grosgrain, and a black eyelet complete the masculine colours. I used the square punches for the tag, and added a strip of cardstock as a tab to insert the eyelet; I used a stampin’ dimensional to hold it in place.
We used sticky cuts letters & fine cosmo glitter yesterday at Stampers Club so I’ll try to post the project a little later as well. One note – if you have the fine cosmo glitter, you definitely will want to have the powder pal trays and brush as well – this stuff is so fine, you need to have some way to corral it & return it to the bottle!
Feb 19, 2008 | rubber stamping
(and no, I’m not patting myself on the back, that’s the name of the stamp set I used! LOL) I don’t think that I had posted this card here on the blog, so I’m doing it now….If you can’t tell, I really like my cards on the "not too fussy" side…
This card uses the set Pretty Amazing and one of my new favourite colour combos, Soft Sky & Blue Bayou. I used soft sky double stitched ribbon and added a half pearl from the Pretties kit. I must say that the Pretties kit has been one of my best investments in accessories so far! So many items in one (reusable!) tin – the pearls, crystals, hat pins, clear jewel brads and the flowers…..definitely good "bang for the buck" in my books!!
OK off to finish up preparing for Stampers Club tomorrow, and a return visit to St Brides in Mississauga with the Stampers & Scrappers group this weekend!
Feb 16, 2008 | rubber stamping
I spent last evening with Megan & friends where we made (OK, technically THEY made, I guided) Jacob’s ladder photo albums. (this was the beginning of a marathon birthday party…) They all did a FANTASTIC job and no two were the same. Here they are showing off their masterpieces. The girls were all so creative and really made the project their own. Happy Birthday Megan! (and thanks to her parents for asking me to do the birthday party class!)
Feb 14, 2008 | rubber stamping
I love making mini cards because they’re quick & easy, and quite often, I am in need of a card and don’t have one already made! (Much like the cobbler’s children having no shoes….)
Here’s another mini card that could be for Valentine’s day or any other occasion to remind someone special that you appreciate them! I used whisper white cardstock to create a 3×3 card that fits into Stampin’ Up!’s mini square envelopes. The "love" from Tagger’s Dozen is stamped in purely pomegranate (LOVE that colour). I then used the Punches Plus classy brass embossing template to dry emboss the square around the image and as a guide to pierce a few holes at each corner. A bit of purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon finishes it off.
With the ribbon, I must admit, it’s a bit of a tight squeeze into the envelope, but you’re not able to mail envelopes this size anyway – this is an "up close & personal" kind of card – you have to hand it to the recipient!
Feb 12, 2008 | rubber stamping
Another "love"ly card to share – not necessarily just for Valentine’s Day, either! This uses Stampin’ Up!’s scallop notes – mini cards with envelopes. The cards are already scallop edged – no corner rounder or slit punch work required here! This is one of the very vanilla cards (there are 10 each of vanilla, kraft and soft sky). I stamped images from Sweet shapes – the rectangles (all one stamp, isn’t it neat how it comes out in gradation of shades?) are in soft sky, the "sweet" is in blue bayou, and the heart is done in ruby red. I adhered a strip of rub red on the inside portion of the back flap of the card to have the scallops show up a bit more. Quick and easy! (my favourite type of card)
Feb 9, 2008 | rubber stamping
How time flies when you’re digging out from under multiple snow falls…. (sounds like a good excuse, doesn’t it?!)
Anyway – it hasn’t been all about the snow. This is a card "cased" ("Copied and stamped" (or "stolen") !) from a fellow demonstrator, Leslie Good – because it’s so cute! I only changed a few things to suit the supplies I had on hand… The Happy Heart Day image is stamped in stazon jet black & coloured with stampin’ write markers. The mouse was actually coloured with bordering blue stampin’ write marker that was scribbled onto a closed ink pad case and then picked up with a blender pen – makes the colour a little lighter so you can see the mouse’s features. Dazzling diamonds glitter was applied to the heart with 2 way glue after the heart was coloured with pretty in pink. The tab was made from apricot appeal cardstock (matches the flower on the heart) with the word window punch and I added a clear rhinestone brad from the pretties kit. The card base is mellow moss and we stamped with versamark & coloured in the hearts on the flower with the versamarker to make it stand out more. The sentiment on the inside is "To someone with a big heart".
I’m in the midst of prepping for a birthday party class for next week – looking forward to showing off the completed project here once it’s finished (and maybe after the bday party….don’t want to ruin the surprise for the birthday girl!).
Proof that not all glitter is girly! D needed a birthday card so I needed to whip up something quickly (yet again! LOL). ***edited to add***the boy’s name starts with a "Q" so I decided it was a good chance to use a letter that usually gets left over on my alpha sheets!*** 
